Their Spirit Still Survives

They will not go quietly,
the dogs who have shared our lives.
In subtle ways they let us know,
their spirit still survives.

Old habits still make us think,
we hear a scratch at the door.
Or step back when we drop,
a tasty morsel on the floor.

Our feet still go around the place,
where the food dish used to be.
And sometimes coming home at night,
we miss them so terribly.

And although time may bring,
new friends and new food dish to fill.
That one place in our heart still belongs,
to them and always will.

Author Unknown

God's Call

God looked around His garden
and found an empty space,
He then looked upon the earth
and saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you
to give you needed rest,
knowing that His garden
is where you'd do the best.

He knew that you were suffering,
He knew you were in pain.
He knew that through His endless love,
your faith He could sustain.

He saw the road was rough,
the hills so hard to climb,
so He closed your weary eyelids,
and whispered,
Peace be Thine.

It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you do not go alone,
for part of us went with you
the day God called you home.

~ Author Unknown